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• It's called the Secure Data Act.
• So they treat infrastructure like they would railroads.
• They go through a more thorough security assessment.
• Security helps drive the business value, providing secure solutions to the business, and ultimately the
• Is it secure?

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.

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• So if you look at this border patrol.
• There have been more DUI arrests than anything related to the border.
• <01:33:47.840> Alliance as far as the Northern Border Alliance as far as the Northern Border
• There have been more DUI arrests than anything related to the border.
• There have been more DUI arrests than anything related to the border.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You had the electric vehicle infrastructure and bus conversion, and it originally was $60 million.
• Vehicle infrastructure and bus conversion was one of the appropriations that received funding through
• Ended up submitting for some of those, but of course we have infrastructure issues in reference to that
• There are Arizona students that come in from the border and out on the other side of the border, or any

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• , some of those are uh infrastructure, some of those are uh infrastructure, bridges,<03:34:37.040
• I know Aroostook County also has challenges with infrastructure, transportation.
• I know Aroostook County also has challenges with infrastructure, transportation.
• Aroostook County also has challenges with infrastructure, transportation.
• And we've been Borders Dispatch.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655. Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Department of State and then they show up at the border and they are granted entry by the Customs and
• <02:02:45.119> and then they show up at the border and then they show up at the border and
• and that is a really extra security and that is a really great<03:01:39.279> thing.
• <03:12:01.359> And as they're just securing the scene.
• And as they're just securing the scene.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So as it relates to infrastructure, it is trying to encompass everything that relates to infrastructure
• Infrastructure.
• The infrastructure issues are not as serious.
• We have a wonderful infrastructure.
• This does it inside our own borders.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Tressler continued his service to his nation and country as an independent consultant in national Security
• Thank you for starring in commercials, putting up with my moodiness, me ignoring you, often bordering
• We have a border problem, no doubt, but my God is huge, and I promise He can make it and has made it
• possible for us to fix our border issues.
• possible for us to fix our border issues.

Bills: HCR1026, SB1130, SB1134, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1142, HR1049

Keywords: light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare

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• So, there's infrastructure that has to be created.
• So, there's infrastructure that has to be created.
• the El Paso County border. the El Paso County border.
• <01:52:44.240> agreements, barriers to union security agreements, barriers to union security
• So, um, this amendment would require union security agreements to be reapproved by employees every 3

Keywords: 981, all

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• So if you're putting somebody's Social Security number in a complaint, you need to file it under seal
• being asked to establish guardrails for AI to protect families, to protect workers, to protect the security
• Sam Hood, on behalf of the Security Industry Association, we have an opposed and less amended position
• Now, there is something we revealed much more recently, which is agencies directly sharing with Border
• This time, they have the ability to share the information with ICE and Border Patrol directly, and that

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

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• He understood the importance of geography, infrastructure, and preservation — preparation.
• HE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PRESERVATION -- PREPARATION.
• It is developing information on Social Security disability and use of complementary therapies.
• IT IS DEVELOPING INFORMATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND USE OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPYS.
• Four years, open borders, tons of fentanyl brought into this country.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and took up a series of motions to discharge identical Assembly bills to the Third Reading Calendar, along with committee reports and amendments. The chamber also received an introduction from Senator Gonzalez honoring Maria Raine and her advocacy for guardrails on AI chatbots after the death of her son, and later adopted a Rules Committee report sending several General Business Law bills directly to Third Reading. The resolution calendar was adopted with some exceptions, and the Senate recognized several previously adopted resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Barnabas McHenry, Arthur Jones Jr., Floyd Todd Peterson III, the Lexington School for the Deaf, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Apraxia Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Prevention Week, Physician Anesthesiologists Week, and Golf Day in New York. The Senate then considered and passed numerous bills, many on consumer protection and public policy topics. Measures included bills on General Business Law, Public Health Law, Correction Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Executive Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Public Officers Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Public Housing Law, Education Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills were laid aside, including a Public Health Law bill by Senator Fernandez and a Public Service Law bill by Senator Parker. The chamber also passed a concurrent constitutional resolution by Senator Stec proposing an amendment to Article 14. During floor debate, senators explained votes on several measures. Senator Ramos spoke in support of paid sick leave for domestic workers, describing the bill as a long-overdue labor protection for a workforce historically excluded from such rights. Senator Fernandez described her bill as the Manufacturer Disclosure and Transparency Act, aimed at requiring notice and public disclosure of certain pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements to improve transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing. Senator Ryan and Senator Martins supported a bill restricting hidden algorithmic price manipulation online, and Senator May supported a bill limiting excessive rental car fuel charges as part of a broader consumer protection package. The Senate also passed a memorial highway bill naming a portion of Route 19 in LeRoy for Lieutenant Gary A. Scott, with Senator Borrello explaining the veteran’s service and sacrifice.

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• Senate Committee on Border Security will now come to order. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
• Members, if you know of the business, come before the Senate Committee on Border Security.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The Senate Committee on Border Security will now come to order. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
• Members, if there is no further business before the Senate Committee on Border Security, we stand in

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met, established a quorum, and took up House Bill 180 by Representative Guillen, sponsored by Senator Birdwell. Senator Birdwell moved to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The committee voted on the motion by roll call. Senators Birdwell, Flores, and Hinojosa of Nueces voted aye, while Senator Eckhardt voted nay; one member was not recorded as voting. The motion passed 4 ayes to 1 nay, and the bill was favorably reported to the Senate. The chair noted that the bill was not eligible for local consideration and would go to the floor. With no further business, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• so what I am really buoyed by in a way is that Secretary Martin and her staff are so focused on security
• SB 326 controls the amount of electric infrastructure spending, which is a driver of rate increases that
• SB 326 controls the amount of electric infrastructure spending that Delmarva Power can recover in rates
• counties to regulate the location, design, and operation of cannabis establishments within their borders
• Maryland and New Jersey have opened dozens of dispensaries within a short drive of our border and are

Summary: The House convened on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, and moments of silence for Gerlindy Lancelotti and Iva Durham. Members then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions, including consent calendar items and several measures related to agriculture, lottery reporting, health care, fire service membership standards, inmate work, telecommunications, rent increases, youth camp licensing, primary elections, respiratory care practice, and marriage equality. The chamber also heard extended debate on Senate Bill 233, concerning removal of snow and ice from vehicles, and on House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary while barring participation in both parties’ primaries. Among the notable actions, House Concurrent Resolution 157 passed as amended, directing the State Lottery to report on options to support traditional lottery retailers. Senate Bill 53, preserving the Delaware Farm to Community Program if federal support declines, passed unanimously. Senate Bill 307, giving the Public Service Commission authority to designate eligible Lifeline carriers, and Senate Bill 339, clarifying advance health care directives, also passed. Senate Bill 235, removing a sunset on manufactured home rent increase calculations, passed, as did Senate Bill 325 after House Amendment 1 narrowed disqualifying offenses for fire service membership and adjusted related background-check rules. Senate Bill 309, discharging remaining incarceration-cost balances, and Senate Bill 324, addressing constable-related firearm permit provisions, both passed. The chamber tabled Senate Bill 233 once to consider a proposed amendment for trucks and other hard-to-clear vehicles, but the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended by the Senate. Senate Joint Resolution 19, directing DHSS to study strategies to reduce health care costs, was tabled pending legal review. Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry, passed after extensive floor debate and personal statements from members on both sides. Senate Bill 293, creating a licensure pathway for summer camps to participate in purchase-of-care, passed after House Amendment 1. House Bill 188 on open primary access for unaffiliated voters passed 22-17, and Senate Bill 94, concerning respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery, passed after House Amendment 2. The transcript ends as the House begins consideration of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404.

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• This hurts our national security.
• This hurts our national security.
• This hurts our national security.
• This hurts our national security.
• > economic security, energy security, and economic security, energy security, and economic prosperity

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The biggest part of the infrastructure of a system is the water well, and they last 50-plus years, often
• Go up to the border and see the rail cars that come over, get inspected; you'll see the poor pallets
• about having all the equipment you need on the site to receive the material, scale it into the site, security
• Her small social security check was her only income, but she had no partner benefits because they never

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• And even beyond the borders of the state of Missouri, as you heard from the witness before me, this is
• a matter of national security.
• And even beyond the borders of the state of Missouri, as you heard from the witness before me, this is
• a matter of national security.
• Just a little story talking about national security: during 2020, post-COVID, India actually cut off

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory, which would provide incentives related to reshoring critical supply chains for pharmaceuticals and critical minerals/materials. Gregory said the bill is aimed at national defense and clarified that the relevant materials would be tied to federal critical-material and FDA lists. Witnesses in support argued that Missouri has an opportunity to expand production of pharmaceuticals and critical minerals, but that foreign competition, especially from China and India, makes domestic production difficult without incentives. Several witnesses emphasized national security concerns, supply-chain vulnerabilities, and the need for state support to help existing Missouri companies expand into these markets. Support testimony came from Jost Chemical, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the API Innovation Center, Doe Run Company, and Associated Industries of Missouri. Testimony highlighted the difficulty of competing with subsidized foreign producers, the long lead times and capital needs for mines and production lines, and the importance of transferable tax credits and possible future federal support. One witness noted that the bill’s grant component may be more limited and would likely be useful for startup, testing, or initial development rather than fully funding a mine. Another witness suggested that tariffs or price floors could also help create a market for domestic production. There was no opposition or informational testimony. After closing the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and voted Senate Bill 1553 do pass by a unanimous 9-0 roll call vote.

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• It would not open it to everybody, Tom, Dick, and Harry that came across the border.
• It would not open it to everybody, Tom, Dick, and Harry that came across the border.
• However, over the border, for example in Maine, there are little to no regulations or requirements, and
• literally 5 miles away across the border literally 5 miles away across the border in<00:51:23.799
• terms of security terms of security issues<00:56:03.359> that<00:56:03.480> is True

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session focused on HB 54, which would allow New Hampshire’s alternative treatment centers to operate for profit. Chair David Nagel opened by identifying the main concerns: whether members agreed with the bill conceptually, whether the proposal could be shaped to avoid a gubernatorial veto, and whether it could lead to “big cannabis” taking over. He also emphasized that the bill would not change the existing oversight structure, which remained under RSA 126-X. Representative Wendy Thomas said the governor’s objections in past sessions appeared to center on the state’s preference for a state-run model and broader policy concerns, but no one present knew the current governor’s position. Several speakers argued the bill was primarily about financing and access, not expanding the number of dispensaries. Matt Simon of Granite Leaf Cannabis said the current nonprofit structure makes it difficult to raise capital, pay down debt, and open additional access points, and that the bill would be a corporate restructuring rather than a change in day-to-day regulation. Brandon Pollock of TASCAL Wellness said medical cannabis programs in most other states are for-profit, and that New Hampshire’s nonprofit requirement has left ATCs burdened with high-interest debt and higher prices that push patients to Maine, Vermont, or the street market. He said converting to for-profit status could allow conventional financing, lower prices, and help keep patients in the regulated program. Members also discussed whether for-profit ownership would invite outside corporate control. Witnesses said the bill would not open the market to new operators, would not change advertising rules, and would include restrictions on ownership transfers for a period of time; “foreign corporation” was explained as an out-of-state entity. One speaker noted that the bill is similar to earlier versions that passed both chambers with strong support but never became law. No vote was taken during the work session; the discussion was informational and aimed at addressing concerns before the bill moved forward.

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• I rise in support of H.R. 23 on behalf of the Republican Caucus, which supports a secure southern border
• . is something that Cesar Chavez was a leader in supporting a secure southern border.
• Opposing illegal immigration and supporting a secure southern border.
• He fought for the rights of players and helped secure the Alexander Rule, a policy to ensure players
• Union rights, family security, wages, and benefits.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• million individuals, being otherwise slaughtered back in their home, crossed into Bangladesh, and that border
• There are much larger borders with India, with China, with Thailand, and Laos.
• INDIVIDUALS BEING OTHERWISE SLAUGHTERED BACK IN THEIR HOME, CROSSED INTO BANK BANGLADESH AND THAT BORDER
• THERE ARE MUCH LARGER BORDERS WITH INDIA, WITH CHINA, WITH THAILAND AND LAO SOTH S.
• Costs and necessary infrastructure to support a larger or full EV bus fleet.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing individuals, communities, and state traditions. The chamber honored Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis posthumously after his Medal of Honor recognition, with remarks from Senator Scarcella-Spanton and others praising his sacrifice and welcoming his parents. Senators also celebrated New York maple producers and Maple Weekends, Bangladesh Independence Day and the contributions of Bangladeshi New Yorkers, York Middle/High School girls varsity volleyball for winning a state championship, Pavilion/York Air Rifle for winning the state invitational championship, and Tartan Day. These resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors opened them for co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved through the regular calendar and passed multiple bills, including measures on environmental conservation, personal property, agriculture and markets, insurance, state law, executive law, workers’ compensation, election law, correction law, public health, and parks/historic preservation. Most passed with broad support, though some drew a handful of negative votes. One bill on election law, allowing certain 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if they will be 18 by the general election, prompted supportive floor debate from several senators and passed 43-17. Another bill on correction law also passed after debate. A notable controversy arose over Calendar 227, a Public Authorities Law bill related to school energy planning and electric buses. Senator Borrello challenged an amendment as nongermane, the Chair ruled against it, and the Senate voted 22-0 to sustain the ruling. The underlying bill then passed, despite criticism from senators who argued the state should repeal the electric bus mandate and instead study safer, more practical alternatives for school districts. The Senate then completed its business and adjourned until March 24 at 3:00 p.m.

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• It’s just across the border.
• The ID is good for over the borders here, you know, anything that borders the U.S. effectively.
• it sounds like from a security it sounds like from a security standpoint,<00:23:42.320> the
• > borders<00:25:08.480> the<00:25:08.720> US know, anything that borders the US
• I mean, that's a secured lot, right?

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